Weekly Update 11/4

Dear Wines Families, 

I hope this finds you well on this fairly odd post-election Wednesday. Regardless of your political position, it is a bit strange not to know the results even though the election was predicted to happen like this. Putting all the rhetoric aside, this is a great civics lesson and our teachers are prepared to field questions and have discussions about the election in a neutral and developmentally appropriate way. Here is the news for the week: 

Supply Distribution Nov. 11

We are confirmed to hold our second supply distribution on Nov. 11 from 3:00 PM-6:00 PM. Included in the distribution will be Art supplies for all students, Every Day Math Journal II for 1st-5th grades, and musical instruments for 5th graders. In order to be efficient and limit staff exposure, we are really hoping to complete our entire distribution on one day. So please mark your calendars. I will send a message later with specific directions for how/where to collect the materials. 

Virtual Book Fair!!

Here is some information from our incredible Book Fair parent volunteer, Stacy Guldal:  

Like most things this year we will be moving forward with the Wines Book Fair in a fully virtual setting! This will help our community keep the health and wellbeing of our families as a first priority. Scholastic has developed a beautiful 360-degree virtual interface that we are really excited about! This interface will give our kids a similar look and feel as our in-person fairs have in the past. The online fair will be open from November 23rd through December 6th. As always, the books ordered within this time frame are guaranteed to arrive before the holidays, as long as they are in stock at the time the order is placed. 

We are hoping to arrange a way for the students to get some time to preview the fair and make a personal wish list, as well as compiling a reference list of teacher recommendations that can help parents or grandparents find books that are age and subject matter appropriate for each grade level. 

The Book Fair is my personal favorite event Wines hosts and I'm SO happy to be able to offer our amazing students the opportunity to get some new books into their hands, encourage a LOVE of reading, and help out Wines all at the same time! 

More information will come in the following weeks, but please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions! 

Stacy Guldal (stacyguldal@gmail.com)

That’s all for this week. As always, please reach out with any questions or concerns. 

David